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The Griffin: volume 58, issue 19 - Apr. 22, 1988

The Griffin: volume 58, issue 19 - Apr. 22, 1988

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1988 Downey and Leary Draw Record Crowd Mark O'Connor lectured to a full crowd in the Grupp Fireside Lounge last Tuesday. See story on page 5. Phoia by beth orwwski by Cathy Harrington, Keith Kidder and Valerie Latona "I thought it was the best controlled riot that I've ever been to," said Morton Downey Jr., television talk-show host of the Morton Downey Jr. Show on WWOR-TV, after Monday's appearance with Timothy Leary, Ph.D., originator of the phrase, 'Turn on, Tune in, Drop out." Icont'd on page 11) When Leary attempted to speak early in the show, Downey said, "Shows you what drugs will do to you. This is what fried brains looks like." Downey made reference to Leary's refusal to appear before introducing leary to the audience. The hour and ten minute performance then followed Downey's show style to the best of his ability. Rick James, the funk singer, was also present in the audience.Downey stepped out to a loud audience chanting "Mort, Mort, Mort!" The audience ranged from Canisius students to local' college and high school students and a strong support group for Leary's liberal views. Leary's refusal to speak. He wanted it to be a debate style presentation but his contract stated that it would be a show format. Thus, he was forced to go on. Morton Downey Jr. and Timothy Leary each struggle to express his views to the standing room only crowd in the Student Center Auditorium /Monday. by yvonne badura The show started at 8:40 p.m. after a delay due to "It was a very generous thing for anyone to do," said O'Donnell. O'Donnell also told the senate that Downey donated $1000 to the Jeff Taggart Memorial Fund before he left the school. "Monday night promoted the highest attendance in any speaking events in the history of Canisius," said O'Donnell. According to Keith O'Donnell '88, Campus Programming Board chairman, there were 1,400 people inside the Student Center Auditorium and Grupp Fireside Lounge (equipped with speakers only), and at least 1,500 people were turned away. event was more crowded than we wanted it to be, and the people in Grupp Fireside Lounge along with those turned away were complaining about the lack of space," Puma added. "People were arriving before 6:30 p.m. There were many more than expected since it was advertised as being free and open to the public. The The performance Monday was the first college appearance by Downey since his show started. The event at Canisius became an "unmanageable situation," according to Samuel G. Puma, director of Public Safety. "All the sensible questions came from the college crowd not from the freaks who snuck in," Downey said. Escort Service Funding Cut Due To Lack of Patrons The failure of the effort should not reflect on John Hunt '89 and Don lekel '90, McCarthy added. She expressed sadness that more people did not use the service. "I don't know where the escort service will go from here," said McCarthy. operate the organization. Consequently, at an average of eight students a night, the College spent $7.50 on each escort. Icont'd on page 13) In order to promote a better organized group, lekel said they might draft a constitution to present to the Undergrad- lekel does not foresee a major expansion of the escort service before the end of the semester. Administering a volunteer organization will allow the directors to use more escorts, provide more stations and establish some elaborate public relations campaigns. According to McCarthy, the liability for the College will remain the same if the service is paid or non-paid. On the contrary, lekel and Hunt have maintained at least one walk station in Old Main, which relocates to the entrance of the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library at 10 p.m., which will be manned by volunteers. The escort service will not discontinue because of lack of funding. volunteer originally," lekel said It cost student affairs approximately $63 an evening to According to Margaret McCarthy, acting dean of students, only an average of 8.3 students per evening requested an escort since the student escort service was instituted in February. Due to the limited use of the student escort service, the College suspended the organization's funding as of April 15. by Molly McCarthy (cont'd on page 6) the campus. This money will also be used for operating expenses of the new ticket program, such as the ticket printing and mailing. and the cost of the tickets is subtracted — will be used to purchase a network of electronic message signs around The remaining amount of money of the total projected revenue — after $9,000 for the promotional fund is taken out Shaevel has been targeted for this position. The student senate will establish a sports promotion advisory council to help advise this "promotion director" on new ways to increase attendance and enthusiasm at sports events. A promotional fund will also be established with $9,000 from the total projected revenue. According to Shaevel, Dr. Thomas Miller, vicepresident for student affairs, has agreed to match this $9,000 with an additional $9,000, to create an $18,000 sports promotional fund. A fellowship position has been created by Miller to coordinate the athletic promotions. The essential fellowship work will include making decisions about how the money in the promotional fund is spent. estimated at exceeding $25,000. However, Shaevel was quick to add that the total tax revenue won't be definite until enrollment is finalized for next year. USA Votes To Increase Student Tax by Valerie Latona Tuesday night, the Undergraduate Student Assembly (USA) passed a resolution to increase the student tax of full and part-time students. will be raised from $25 to $29, while the tax for part-time students will change from $10 to $12. The student tax, per semester, for full-time students The tax increase will provide the needed revenue to fund free tickets for Canisius students for all athletic events. Resolution #88-017, as this tax resolution has been called, was co-sponsored by Andy Shaevel '88 and Doug Kohler '88. Total revenue projections are Hunt and lekel put a lot of hours into the development of the project and should not be blamed for the students who did not take advantage of the service, she said. lekel was optimistic about the removal of funding from the College. "I don't think anyone could have done a better job than they did," McCarthy said. "I am not disappointed that the funding got cut. We, John (Hunt) and I, wanted it to be ffir *J[ it *JB ■« H 1 , jOA m 1 I '-TW i i 1 «■ #3®% T'Tjr fTD TJ7J7TAT LrJxlrrlly Serving The College Community VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 19

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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1988 Downey and Leary Draw Record Crowd Mark O'Connor lectured to a full crowd in the Grupp Fireside Lounge last Tuesday. See story on page 5. Phoia by beth orwwski by Cathy Harrington, Keith Kidder and Valerie Latona "I thought it was the best controlled riot that I've ever been to," said Morton Downey Jr., television talk-show host of the Morton Downey Jr. Show on WWOR-TV, after Monday's appearance with Timothy Leary, Ph.D., originator of the phrase, 'Turn on, Tune in, Drop out." Icont'd on page 11) When Leary attempted to speak early in the show, Downey said, "Shows you what drugs will do to you. This is what fried brains looks like." Downey made reference to Leary's refusal to appear before introducing leary to the audience. The hour and ten minute performance then followed Downey's show style to the best of his ability. Rick James, the funk singer, was also present in the audience.Downey stepped out to a loud audience chanting "Mort, Mort, Mort!" The audience ranged from Canisius students to local' college and high school students and a strong support group for Leary's liberal views. Leary's refusal to speak. He wanted it to be a debate style presentation but his contract stated that it would be a show format. Thus, he was forced to go on. Morton Downey Jr. and Timothy Leary each struggle to express his views to the standing room only crowd in the Student Center Auditorium /Monday. by yvonne badura The show started at 8:40 p.m. after a delay due to "It was a very generous thing for anyone to do," said O'Donnell. O'Donnell also told the senate that Downey donated $1000 to the Jeff Taggart Memorial Fund before he left the school. "Monday night promoted the highest attendance in any speaking events in the history of Canisius," said O'Donnell. According to Keith O'Donnell '88, Campus Programming Board chairman, there were 1,400 people inside the Student Center Auditorium and Grupp Fireside Lounge (equipped with speakers only), and at least 1,500 people were turned away. event was more crowded than we wanted it to be, and the people in Grupp Fireside Lounge along with those turned away were complaining about the lack of space," Puma added. "People were arriving before 6:30 p.m. There were many more than expected since it was advertised as being free and open to the public. The The performance Monday was the first college appearance by Downey since his show started. The event at Canisius became an "unmanageable situation," according to Samuel G. Puma, director of Public Safety. "All the sensible questions came from the college crowd not from the freaks who snuck in," Downey said. Escort Service Funding Cut Due To Lack of Patrons The failure of the effort should not reflect on John Hunt '89 and Don lekel '90, McCarthy added. She expressed sadness that more people did not use the service. "I don't know where the escort service will go from here," said McCarthy. operate the organization. Consequently, at an average of eight students a night, the College spent $7.50 on each escort. Icont'd on page 13) In order to promote a better organized group, lekel said they might draft a constitution to present to the Undergrad- lekel does not foresee a major expansion of the escort service before the end of the semester. Administering a volunteer organization will allow the directors to use more escorts, provide more stations and establish some elaborate public relations campaigns. According to McCarthy, the liability for the College will remain the same if the service is paid or non-paid. On the contrary, lekel and Hunt have maintained at least one walk station in Old Main, which relocates to the entrance of the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library at 10 p.m., which will be manned by volunteers. The escort service will not discontinue because of lack of funding. volunteer originally," lekel said It cost student affairs approximately $63 an evening to According to Margaret McCarthy, acting dean of students, only an average of 8.3 students per evening requested an escort since the student escort service was instituted in February. Due to the limited use of the student escort service, the College suspended the organization's funding as of April 15. by Molly McCarthy (cont'd on page 6) the campus. This money will also be used for operating expenses of the new ticket program, such as the ticket printing and mailing. and the cost of the tickets is subtracted — will be used to purchase a network of electronic message signs around The remaining amount of money of the total projected revenue — after $9,000 for the promotional fund is taken out Shaevel has been targeted for this position. The student senate will establish a sports promotion advisory council to help advise this "promotion director" on new ways to increase attendance and enthusiasm at sports events. A promotional fund will also be established with $9,000 from the total projected revenue. According to Shaevel, Dr. Thomas Miller, vicepresident for student affairs, has agreed to match this $9,000 with an additional $9,000, to create an $18,000 sports promotional fund. A fellowship position has been created by Miller to coordinate the athletic promotions. The essential fellowship work will include making decisions about how the money in the promotional fund is spent. estimated at exceeding $25,000. However, Shaevel was quick to add that the total tax revenue won't be definite until enrollment is finalized for next year. USA Votes To Increase Student Tax by Valerie Latona Tuesday night, the Undergraduate Student Assembly (USA) passed a resolution to increase the student tax of full and part-time students. will be raised from $25 to $29, while the tax for part-time students will change from $10 to $12. The student tax, per semester, for full-time students The tax increase will provide the needed revenue to fund free tickets for Canisius students for all athletic events. Resolution #88-017, as this tax resolution has been called, was co-sponsored by Andy Shaevel '88 and Doug Kohler '88. Total revenue projections are Hunt and lekel put a lot of hours into the development of the project and should not be blamed for the students who did not take advantage of the service, she said. lekel was optimistic about the removal of funding from the College. "I don't think anyone could have done a better job than they did," McCarthy said. "I am not disappointed that the funding got cut. We, John (Hunt) and I, wanted it to be ffir *J[ it *JB ■« H 1 , jOA m 1 I '-TW i i 1 «■ #3®% T'Tjr fTD TJ7J7TAT LrJxlrrlly Serving The College Community VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 19